I am frequently asked about the my favorite
retro game shops in Akihabara, so I thought it would be best to provide a visual tour.
Not exact matches
Discussion of Japan's leading
retro store, Beep
Shop, and the future of old
games.
Also the switch doesn't have any horror
games, it doesn't have anything really other than a pile of fake
retro indie e
shop titles most of which don't look worth the money
Every type of experience is in there — and with DS range backwards compatibility (I love being able to scour second - hand
shops for old classics) and the
retro treats served up by the Virtual Console, covering NES,
Game Boy,
Game Gear and Super Nintendo, nothing else on the market beats the 3DS both for contemporary options and time - capsule qualities.
As Nintendo prepares to shut down the Wii
Shop Channel, we investigate which Virtual Console
retro games deserve a spot on the Switch.
The Virtual Console selection on the Wii
Shop Channel keeps rolling along with new
retro games week after week, but there are a few
games that I want to see available on the service about which we have yet to hear a peep.
With such a robust and lengthy history of properties and
games to draw from, Nintendo fans have seen plenty of
retro - inspired elements over the years from classic Mario running along the screen when making a purchase in the Wii
Shop Channel to classic NES gameplay sections in 2017's Super Mario Odyssey.
Nintendo had stated that the Wii
Shop Channel would not be used exclusively for
retro games, and WiiWare
games have appeared in North America as of May 12, 2008.
I could go to my local
retro gaming
shop today and buy these consoles with their respective
games.
Nintendo recently announced that the Wii
Shop Channel will shut down on Jan. 30, 2019; this still leaves hundreds of Virtual Console
games available on the Wii U. Of course, that just raises the question of which
retro games should be on the Nintendo Switch — especially from the Wii VC, which may otherwise disappear forever.